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The Amherst news-times (Amherst, Ohio), 1944-12-28

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The Amherst News-Times VOL XXVI, NUMBER 52 Ralph Bortner Finds Driving Jeep Through French Mud Is Not All Fun Mfcit..-. Pfc. Ralph Bortner, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bortner, R. D. 2, Amherst is with an engineer battalion somewhere in France. Ralph says the French children and their parents are very fond of American chewing gum and beg for a hand-out several times a day. Pvt. Bortner drives a jeep for officers and writes that the mud has been terrific and at times it was a real job getting through but is better than walking. He entered service in February, 1943, and trained at Fort Lewis, Washington, and has been overseas since September of this year. He has had the opportunity of meeting his brother, Raymond, twice since his arrival. Ted Czinsak is the only other Amherst man he has met. Before entering service he was employed at the crusher at the National Tube Company., Sgt. Arthur Hunt In Florida . After Missions On B-17 S-Sgt. Arthur L. Hunt, 21, Amherst, has arrived at Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No. 2 in Miami Beach for reassign-. ment processing after completing a tour of duty outside the continental United States. Medical examinations and ; classification interviews at this V' nnat. Dioneer of i'v?X'V "J several redisti ll V.X i T. bution stations trfl. I operated by the A A F Personnel Distribution Command for AAF returnee officers and enlisted men, will determine his new assignment. He will remain at the redistribution station about two weeks, much of which will be devoted to rest and recreation. As a B-17 Fortress gunner, Sfit. Hunt flew 51 missions while in the North African theater of operations, winning the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. Son of Mrs. Hilma Hunt, of Route 1, Amherst, he entered the Army In October, 1941. Would Gladly Give S5 For Some' Milk Cpl. Vernon Strickler, 24, son of Mrs. Robert Srticklcr, R. D. 1, Amherst, now located somewhere in the China-Burma sector, says he has not tasted milk in the nearly three years that he has been in that part of the world and would gladly give a dollar for an apple and five dollars for a gallon of sweet cold milk. His brother, Pvt. Lewis Strickler, when last heard from, was in England. ( Pfc. Carl H. Knaffla has a change of APO number which is available at the News-Times office.The latest addresses of Frank and James Childress are on file. There has been a slight change In the FPO address of Elmer Smith. a ' i in iilMm r mm, u. ft " v Bomback Member Of Choir Heard On Radio Show Andrew Bomback, A-s, whose home address is 605 Jackson St., was a member of the choir from Great Lakes Naval Training Station that appeared on the Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy broadcast last Sunday evening, accord ing to an announcement from the Training Center. Numbering 1,000 voices and made up of recruits in training, ti e choir presented a picture of Christmas at the Naval Training Center through its carol singing. The huge choir which was brought together for this special broadcast was made up of many smaller groups serving the various regiments in the Recruit Training Command. This was the first time that such a large trained choir of service men had been heard on a major network program, the release stated. Hold Dinner Party For Serviceman Mr. and Mrs. Al Zywotek, 330 Milan Ave., held a dinner party at their home in honor of the letter's brother, Chester Zezula, petty officer lc, who was home on a 30-day furlough for the first time in over four years. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zezula and son, Benny, Mrs. Julia Hookalo, and daughters of South Amherst; Miss Leona Zezula, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Zywotek and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Kordeleski, Lorain; Mrs. Jean Scoit and Miss Helen Grysiewicz, Elyria; Paul Grysie-wicz, Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Al Zywotek and children. Raymond Kacliel b'.v In England Sfit. Raymond J. Kachcl, hus-bnnd of Mary Kachel and brother o f Mrs. Ann Shinskey, Long St has arrived 11 ' safely in Eng- JUIIM. Sgt. Kachel entered service in May, 1942 and trained at Camp Shelby. A graduate of the So. Amherst High School, he was employed at the Ridge Tool Co., in Elyria previous to entering service.Is Discharged Harold Kline, husband of Mrs. Jennie Jaeger Kline, received an honorable discharge from the Scabees and has arrived home. He received a broken back In an accident at Pearl Harbor last April and was just repently discharged from a hospital at Sun Valley, Idaho. He sepnt three and one half months at Midway and some time in the Marshall Islands. Most of his time was served In the Hawaiian Islands. i IHEEIPB ForThe Comets Outscore So. Amherst, 38-22, As Reserves Lose Outscoring South Amherst in all except one quarter, Amherst's Comets last Friday evening wound up with a 38 to 22 decision in the first of two basketball games to be played between the two schools this year. The Cavaliers scored 10 points to 7 for Amherst in the thud quarter, but a 21-6 lead at the half time proved too much of a margin to overcome. Beam with 12 points and Lach with 11 points paced the Comets, with Paller and Carstensen leading South Amherst with 7 points each. South Amherst won the Reserve preliminary in a double overtime battle. Juvenile Grange Presents Program For Xmas Party A short business meeting and J leaves one daughter, Leana May tureen supper preceded Uiepiato, at home, and a step-son, "Virictmoo nnrtv rkf H:rlcnrv Tree ' Grange last week. ' Mr. and Mrs Frank Moehle, delegates to the Ohio State Grange in Columbus, gave a re- port and plans were made for in-, spallation of officers at the Janu- ary 4 meeting with E. H. Parke, master of Lorain County Pom- ona Grange, the installing officer. The program was given by the Juvenile Grange. It included greetings by Darlene Hambly; re- citations, "His Tree," Harold Kol- be; "Christmas Box," Juliann Woodings; "Thy Gift," Billie Mc- Locla; 1 wonaer as i wanaer, Florence Lodge; "In the Town of Bethlehem," Clara Lodtfe. Song, "Silent Night," by the juveniles; recitations, "We Have Seen His Star and Are Come," La-Donna Huey; "God Bless Us AH," Norene McLoda; tableau, Janet Urig, Joan( Jones, Clara Lodge, Darlene Hambly and Rose Pea-body; readings, "Under the Spreading Christmas Tree," Rose Peabody; dialog, "Mistletoe," Jo-un Jones and Rose Peabody; recitation, "Christmas All The Year," Janet Urig. Santa Claus then appeared and distributed gifts, popcorn balls and apples. Patrol Stages Play For Troop Party When Oak Troop of Girl Scouts held a Christmas party in the home economics room at the school, Pansy Patrol, directed by Nancy Wettrich, staged a play, "The Christmas Tree in the Woods." This completed their work on the dramatics badges. The Red Rose patrol In charge of Diane Tabbert decorated the room for the occasion and later the girls sang carols and had a gift exchange. . Mothers of Pansy Patrol baked the pies for the lunch which was served to 44 scouts, Mrs. S. J. Wettrich and Mrs. Clayton Scheide, leaders, and Miss Marion Steele, a guest. AMHERST, 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1944 Hospital Auxiliary-Unit Entertained Mrs. Fred Deiner, president of Amherst Hospital Auxiliary, entertained her co-workers with a Christmas party in her home last Thursday evening. Contests and a gift exchange occupied the evening hours. Mrs. Elmer Reichert, Mrs. A. P. Roth, Mrs. Robert Knapp, Mrs. Milton Hutton and Mrs. A. C. Berg were contest winners. Services Today For Herman Plato Harmon Plato, 56, 524 Elyria Ave., died in Amherst Hospital at 8:45 p. m., Monday. Mr. Plato had not been in good health for a long time and was taken suddenly ill and removed to the hospital Monday morning. He was born in LaGrange but had lived his entire lifetime in Amherst. He had been employed for many years as a machinist at the National Tube Co. Lorain. Besides his wife, Elizabeth, he T iaiit DnhAi4 T.qiiv wiih tho Air Corps, missing in action over Ju- goslavia since August 29 Three, bro hers William J PI o AH Plato and George J. Plato Lor- . am; five sers, Mrs. a L. Wash-, burn, Goodman, Wis.; Mrs. W. D. Francis, Lorain; Mrs Harry No-j vak Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Roy E. Anderson South Amherst and; Mrs. Maude Murray, Amherst. He was a member of Amherst Aer.e Eagles. Funreal services were held , from the Ziich Funeral Home to-' day (Thursday) at 2 p. m. with) ev. i. n. Duuena ui j. rcmi a Evangelical-Reformed Church of- ficiating. Burial was made in Crown Hill Cemetery. Daughter Born Rev, and Mrs. Edgar B. Smith nnnounce the birth of their 10 pound 12 ounce daughter, Huldah Grace, born at the MacDonald House University in Cleveland, December 20 Rev. Smith is the new pastor of the Methodist Church here. Ehrman Handles Dbg Tags Here Sales of dog tag licenses are being handled by C. J. Ehrman, Park Avenue, as a deputy registrar for this community, it was announced this week. January 20 is the deadline for obtaining licenses without penalty.Hand Mothers Meet Amherst Band Mothers' Club voted to remember at Christmas David Katonak, who is in a Cleveland hospital with polio, when thev met last week in the home of Mrs. Ralph Prittle for a Christmas party. David is a member of the band. Gifts were exchanged and plans were made to meet in January with Mrs. William Heck and Mrs. John Wllhelm the hostesses. 123,618 Letters Go From Post Office In Record Mailing Although the heaviest Christmas mailing on record at the local post office, all letters, cards, and packages were cleared out of the office before Christmas, according to Merrill Walker, local postal employee. A total of 123,618 letters and cards were run Ihrough the can celling machines from December 9 to last Saturday evening, Wal ker said. In addition to the large number of letters and cards run through the machines, a number of larger letters were cancelled by hand, as were all the packages New Committees Are Appointed For Stone City Chapter Mrs. Mary Zuspan, new matron of Stone City Chapter, Eastern Star, appointed committees for the year at the meeting of the chapter last week. The committee chairmen are: i vouching Mary Standen; regis- MacKenzie; fu- R w w nean by gam an(J A hour wfls fey Mafy Mad Bruce an(J E,aine Bruce t linprnl PrVirpS Held Last Sunday For Miss Driver Funeral services- for Miss Mat- ! tie Rae Driver, 57, who passed : away at the Amherst Hospital at 4:30 a. m. last Thursday were held from the Conrad Zilch Funeral Home Sunday at 1:30 p. m. Miss Driver was a commercial i teacher in the Amherst High School and had taught her classes on Friday of the previous week. She entered the hospital on Wednesday. She was a member of the Congregational Church and ; superintendent of the Sunday School. Only survivors are cousins in Cleveland Sandusky, Huron and Berlin Heights. Mrs. J. D. Mc-Pike, a cousin from Cleveland was called here Tuesday. Rev. E. J. Sanderson of the Congregational Church officiated. Burial was made in Riverside Cemetery, Berlin Heights. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mischka entertained at dinner Christmas day with the following guests present: Miss Agnes Carlson, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Calvin, Richmond, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul O'Neal, Mrs. Hilma Carlson, Miss Ethel Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krauskopf and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krauskopf, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kev-em, Mr. and Mrs. John Kevern and William Kevern and friends, Lorain. THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD . I 1 XT' 67 I GAA Has Party At School House A Christmas party was held Friday for the Girls' Athletic Association of Amherst High School, in the home economics room at the school, starting with a tureen supper at 6 p. m. Places were arranged for 50 girls, the advisors, Mrs. Mary A. Kovach and Mrs. Ruth Schulz and one guest, Miss Marion Steele. Later the group sang Christmas carmols and gifts were exchanged.Ethel Stikenbauer Elected To Head Pythian Sisters The slate of officers was completed and installation set for January 16, when Amherst Tem ple Pythian Sisters met last week. Ethel Stilgenbauer was re elected for the third year as most excellent chief; Lora Young, re elected manager; Lillian Miller, guard and Carrie Kreger, mis tress of records and correspond ence and degree staff captain. Edith Ehrman, Hattie Stevens and Jessie McLean were named on the auditing committee. The group voted to hold the birthday parties twice a year instead of quarterly. Mrs. Stilgenbauer re ceived the special prize. A tureen supper preceeded the meeting and the program includ ed singing of carols, the Christmas story from Luke read by Lucy Roemer; vocal duet, "Silent Night," Mollie Werner and Lora Young witM guitar accompaniment and a Christmas contest composed by Ethel Pietch with Mollie Werner and Lucy Roemer the winners. A gift exchange was held with members claiming their gifts by relating an outstanding incident of their childhood. ri c i? UCan anow ITOm Rural Mail Boxes Rural residents of the com- n munity were requested by mail!' lllTSt IxOCmCT' carriers this week to make sure that snow is cleaned away from mail boxes so that the carriers can drive up to the box. It was pointed out that postal regulations require that the rural boxes be readily accessible at al times, and that if boxes are not accessible it will be necessary for the carriers to bring the mail back to the post office. Club Members Exchange Gifts A gift exchange was held by members of the Shay Raye Ney Club when they met for a Christ mas party last week in the home of Ruth Smith. Esther Walker received the special prize and after a series of games Mrs. Smith served lunch at a table attractive ly decorated in the holiday theme. Present were Doris Miler, Eve lyn Schroeder, Esther Walker, Betty Lange, Jean Kubuske, Dor othy Koba, Marie Stang, and the hostess. Mrs. Kubuske will en tertain January 10. Election Postponed Until January 11th By Booster Club Eletion of officers, originally scheduled for the Athletic Booster Club for last Thursday evening, was postpined because of the small attendance. Officers will be elected at the next regular meeting to be held at the school house on Thursday, January 11. Plans are going forward at present for the dance sponsored by the Booster Club for Friday evening, January 5, at the Eagles Home. Proceeds of the dance will be used by the club for the promotion of athletics in the local school. Hold Open House For Anniversary On Christmas Day In celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Miller, Lincoln Street, held open house on Christmas Day. The home was attractively decorated for the occasion with baskets of flowers and greens in keeping with the season. A three tiered wedding cake baked by Mrs. George Nichols and topped with a bride and groom figurines graced the refreshment table. About 75 guests called during the afternoon to extend their congratulations.Their three daughters were at home for the occasion. Miss Ruth Miller, a teacher in Beverly, Kansas, Miss Doris Miller a teacher in Wapakoneta, and Miss Phyllis Miller a student at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. The couple received many lovely gifts of silver and flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were married by , Rcv j, A- Schmidt, In the par- sonage of St. Church, Elyria. Paul's Lutheran St. Peter's Circle Mcets At IIome en's Guild of St. Peter's Evan- en's Guild of St. ePter'sEvangelical-Reformed Church held a Christmas party in the home of Mrs. Lucy Roemer last week, roll call in keeping with the Christ mas season was answered by 19 members and one guest, Mrs. Al bert Raesler. Mrs. Roemer read an article on carols through the century, followed by singing of carols by the group. Mrs. Edward Bahl told how Christmas customs origin-aled; Mrs. Wlliam Berg read Longfellow's "Christmas Bells," and Mrs. George Schleferstein read "Let Us Keep Christmas." The circle made a contribution' to the St. Louis Fellowship Center, and planned to meet January 18 in the home of Mrs. Fred Mathes with Mrs. Jacob Krleg the co-hostess. Christmas contest winners were Mrs. Edward Young, Mrs. Henry Kane, Bnd Mrs. George Schleferstein. Secret sisters Were revealed by a gift exchange and new ones chosen. The hostess served a buffet lunch.

The Amherst News-Times VOL XXVI, NUMBER 52 Ralph Bortner Finds Driving Jeep Through French Mud Is Not All Fun Mfcit..-. Pfc. Ralph Bortner, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bortner, R. D. 2, Amherst is with an engineer battalion somewhere in France. Ralph says the French children and their parents are very fond of American chewing gum and beg for a hand-out several times a day. Pvt. Bortner drives a jeep for officers and writes that the mud has been terrific and at times it was a real job getting through but is better than walking. He entered service in February, 1943, and trained at Fort Lewis, Washington, and has been overseas since September of this year. He has had the opportunity of meeting his brother, Raymond, twice since his arrival. Ted Czinsak is the only other Amherst man he has met. Before entering service he was employed at the crusher at the National Tube Company., Sgt. Arthur Hunt In Florida . After Missions On B-17 S-Sgt. Arthur L. Hunt, 21, Amherst, has arrived at Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No. 2 in Miami Beach for reassign-. ment processing after completing a tour of duty outside the continental United States. Medical examinations and ; classification interviews at this V' nnat. Dioneer of i'v?X'V "J several redisti ll V.X i T. bution stations trfl. I operated by the A A F Personnel Distribution Command for AAF returnee officers and enlisted men, will determine his new assignment. He will remain at the redistribution station about two weeks, much of which will be devoted to rest and recreation. As a B-17 Fortress gunner, Sfit. Hunt flew 51 missions while in the North African theater of operations, winning the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. Son of Mrs. Hilma Hunt, of Route 1, Amherst, he entered the Army In October, 1941. Would Gladly Give S5 For Some' Milk Cpl. Vernon Strickler, 24, son of Mrs. Robert Srticklcr, R. D. 1, Amherst, now located somewhere in the China-Burma sector, says he has not tasted milk in the nearly three years that he has been in that part of the world and would gladly give a dollar for an apple and five dollars for a gallon of sweet cold milk. His brother, Pvt. Lewis Strickler, when last heard from, was in England. ( Pfc. Carl H. Knaffla has a change of APO number which is available at the News-Times office.The latest addresses of Frank and James Childress are on file. There has been a slight change In the FPO address of Elmer Smith. a ' i in iilMm r mm, u. ft " v Bomback Member Of Choir Heard On Radio Show Andrew Bomback, A-s, whose home address is 605 Jackson St., was a member of the choir from Great Lakes Naval Training Station that appeared on the Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy broadcast last Sunday evening, accord ing to an announcement from the Training Center. Numbering 1,000 voices and made up of recruits in training, ti e choir presented a picture of Christmas at the Naval Training Center through its carol singing. The huge choir which was brought together for this special broadcast was made up of many smaller groups serving the various regiments in the Recruit Training Command. This was the first time that such a large trained choir of service men had been heard on a major network program, the release stated. Hold Dinner Party For Serviceman Mr. and Mrs. Al Zywotek, 330 Milan Ave., held a dinner party at their home in honor of the letter's brother, Chester Zezula, petty officer lc, who was home on a 30-day furlough for the first time in over four years. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zezula and son, Benny, Mrs. Julia Hookalo, and daughters of South Amherst; Miss Leona Zezula, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Zywotek and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Kordeleski, Lorain; Mrs. Jean Scoit and Miss Helen Grysiewicz, Elyria; Paul Grysie-wicz, Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Al Zywotek and children. Raymond Kacliel b'.v In England Sfit. Raymond J. Kachcl, hus-bnnd of Mary Kachel and brother o f Mrs. Ann Shinskey, Long St has arrived 11 ' safely in Eng- JUIIM. Sgt. Kachel entered service in May, 1942 and trained at Camp Shelby. A graduate of the So. Amherst High School, he was employed at the Ridge Tool Co., in Elyria previous to entering service.Is Discharged Harold Kline, husband of Mrs. Jennie Jaeger Kline, received an honorable discharge from the Scabees and has arrived home. He received a broken back In an accident at Pearl Harbor last April and was just repently discharged from a hospital at Sun Valley, Idaho. He sepnt three and one half months at Midway and some time in the Marshall Islands. Most of his time was served In the Hawaiian Islands. i IHEEIPB ForThe Comets Outscore So. Amherst, 38-22, As Reserves Lose Outscoring South Amherst in all except one quarter, Amherst's Comets last Friday evening wound up with a 38 to 22 decision in the first of two basketball games to be played between the two schools this year. The Cavaliers scored 10 points to 7 for Amherst in the thud quarter, but a 21-6 lead at the half time proved too much of a margin to overcome. Beam with 12 points and Lach with 11 points paced the Comets, with Paller and Carstensen leading South Amherst with 7 points each. South Amherst won the Reserve preliminary in a double overtime battle. Juvenile Grange Presents Program For Xmas Party A short business meeting and J leaves one daughter, Leana May tureen supper preceded Uiepiato, at home, and a step-son, "Virictmoo nnrtv rkf H:rlcnrv Tree ' Grange last week. ' Mr. and Mrs Frank Moehle, delegates to the Ohio State Grange in Columbus, gave a re- port and plans were made for in-, spallation of officers at the Janu- ary 4 meeting with E. H. Parke, master of Lorain County Pom- ona Grange, the installing officer. The program was given by the Juvenile Grange. It included greetings by Darlene Hambly; re- citations, "His Tree," Harold Kol- be; "Christmas Box," Juliann Woodings; "Thy Gift," Billie Mc- Locla; 1 wonaer as i wanaer, Florence Lodge; "In the Town of Bethlehem," Clara Lodtfe. Song, "Silent Night," by the juveniles; recitations, "We Have Seen His Star and Are Come," La-Donna Huey; "God Bless Us AH," Norene McLoda; tableau, Janet Urig, Joan( Jones, Clara Lodge, Darlene Hambly and Rose Pea-body; readings, "Under the Spreading Christmas Tree," Rose Peabody; dialog, "Mistletoe," Jo-un Jones and Rose Peabody; recitation, "Christmas All The Year," Janet Urig. Santa Claus then appeared and distributed gifts, popcorn balls and apples. Patrol Stages Play For Troop Party When Oak Troop of Girl Scouts held a Christmas party in the home economics room at the school, Pansy Patrol, directed by Nancy Wettrich, staged a play, "The Christmas Tree in the Woods." This completed their work on the dramatics badges. The Red Rose patrol In charge of Diane Tabbert decorated the room for the occasion and later the girls sang carols and had a gift exchange. . Mothers of Pansy Patrol baked the pies for the lunch which was served to 44 scouts, Mrs. S. J. Wettrich and Mrs. Clayton Scheide, leaders, and Miss Marion Steele, a guest. AMHERST, 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1944 Hospital Auxiliary-Unit Entertained Mrs. Fred Deiner, president of Amherst Hospital Auxiliary, entertained her co-workers with a Christmas party in her home last Thursday evening. Contests and a gift exchange occupied the evening hours. Mrs. Elmer Reichert, Mrs. A. P. Roth, Mrs. Robert Knapp, Mrs. Milton Hutton and Mrs. A. C. Berg were contest winners. Services Today For Herman Plato Harmon Plato, 56, 524 Elyria Ave., died in Amherst Hospital at 8:45 p. m., Monday. Mr. Plato had not been in good health for a long time and was taken suddenly ill and removed to the hospital Monday morning. He was born in LaGrange but had lived his entire lifetime in Amherst. He had been employed for many years as a machinist at the National Tube Co. Lorain. Besides his wife, Elizabeth, he T iaiit DnhAi4 T.qiiv wiih tho Air Corps, missing in action over Ju- goslavia since August 29 Three, bro hers William J PI o AH Plato and George J. Plato Lor- . am; five sers, Mrs. a L. Wash-, burn, Goodman, Wis.; Mrs. W. D. Francis, Lorain; Mrs Harry No-j vak Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Roy E. Anderson South Amherst and; Mrs. Maude Murray, Amherst. He was a member of Amherst Aer.e Eagles. Funreal services were held , from the Ziich Funeral Home to-' day (Thursday) at 2 p. m. with) ev. i. n. Duuena ui j. rcmi a Evangelical-Reformed Church of- ficiating. Burial was made in Crown Hill Cemetery. Daughter Born Rev, and Mrs. Edgar B. Smith nnnounce the birth of their 10 pound 12 ounce daughter, Huldah Grace, born at the MacDonald House University in Cleveland, December 20 Rev. Smith is the new pastor of the Methodist Church here. Ehrman Handles Dbg Tags Here Sales of dog tag licenses are being handled by C. J. Ehrman, Park Avenue, as a deputy registrar for this community, it was announced this week. January 20 is the deadline for obtaining licenses without penalty.Hand Mothers Meet Amherst Band Mothers' Club voted to remember at Christmas David Katonak, who is in a Cleveland hospital with polio, when thev met last week in the home of Mrs. Ralph Prittle for a Christmas party. David is a member of the band. Gifts were exchanged and plans were made to meet in January with Mrs. William Heck and Mrs. John Wllhelm the hostesses. 123,618 Letters Go From Post Office In Record Mailing Although the heaviest Christmas mailing on record at the local post office, all letters, cards, and packages were cleared out of the office before Christmas, according to Merrill Walker, local postal employee. A total of 123,618 letters and cards were run Ihrough the can celling machines from December 9 to last Saturday evening, Wal ker said. In addition to the large number of letters and cards run through the machines, a number of larger letters were cancelled by hand, as were all the packages New Committees Are Appointed For Stone City Chapter Mrs. Mary Zuspan, new matron of Stone City Chapter, Eastern Star, appointed committees for the year at the meeting of the chapter last week. The committee chairmen are: i vouching Mary Standen; regis- MacKenzie; fu- R w w nean by gam an(J A hour wfls fey Mafy Mad Bruce an(J E,aine Bruce t linprnl PrVirpS Held Last Sunday For Miss Driver Funeral services- for Miss Mat- ! tie Rae Driver, 57, who passed : away at the Amherst Hospital at 4:30 a. m. last Thursday were held from the Conrad Zilch Funeral Home Sunday at 1:30 p. m. Miss Driver was a commercial i teacher in the Amherst High School and had taught her classes on Friday of the previous week. She entered the hospital on Wednesday. She was a member of the Congregational Church and ; superintendent of the Sunday School. Only survivors are cousins in Cleveland Sandusky, Huron and Berlin Heights. Mrs. J. D. Mc-Pike, a cousin from Cleveland was called here Tuesday. Rev. E. J. Sanderson of the Congregational Church officiated. Burial was made in Riverside Cemetery, Berlin Heights. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mischka entertained at dinner Christmas day with the following guests present: Miss Agnes Carlson, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Calvin, Richmond, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul O'Neal, Mrs. Hilma Carlson, Miss Ethel Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krauskopf and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krauskopf, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kev-em, Mr. and Mrs. John Kevern and William Kevern and friends, Lorain. THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD . I 1 XT' 67 I GAA Has Party At School House A Christmas party was held Friday for the Girls' Athletic Association of Amherst High School, in the home economics room at the school, starting with a tureen supper at 6 p. m. Places were arranged for 50 girls, the advisors, Mrs. Mary A. Kovach and Mrs. Ruth Schulz and one guest, Miss Marion Steele. Later the group sang Christmas carmols and gifts were exchanged.Ethel Stikenbauer Elected To Head Pythian Sisters The slate of officers was completed and installation set for January 16, when Amherst Tem ple Pythian Sisters met last week. Ethel Stilgenbauer was re elected for the third year as most excellent chief; Lora Young, re elected manager; Lillian Miller, guard and Carrie Kreger, mis tress of records and correspond ence and degree staff captain. Edith Ehrman, Hattie Stevens and Jessie McLean were named on the auditing committee. The group voted to hold the birthday parties twice a year instead of quarterly. Mrs. Stilgenbauer re ceived the special prize. A tureen supper preceeded the meeting and the program includ ed singing of carols, the Christmas story from Luke read by Lucy Roemer; vocal duet, "Silent Night," Mollie Werner and Lora Young witM guitar accompaniment and a Christmas contest composed by Ethel Pietch with Mollie Werner and Lucy Roemer the winners. A gift exchange was held with members claiming their gifts by relating an outstanding incident of their childhood. ri c i? UCan anow ITOm Rural Mail Boxes Rural residents of the com- n munity were requested by mail!' lllTSt IxOCmCT' carriers this week to make sure that snow is cleaned away from mail boxes so that the carriers can drive up to the box. It was pointed out that postal regulations require that the rural boxes be readily accessible at al times, and that if boxes are not accessible it will be necessary for the carriers to bring the mail back to the post office. Club Members Exchange Gifts A gift exchange was held by members of the Shay Raye Ney Club when they met for a Christ mas party last week in the home of Ruth Smith. Esther Walker received the special prize and after a series of games Mrs. Smith served lunch at a table attractive ly decorated in the holiday theme. Present were Doris Miler, Eve lyn Schroeder, Esther Walker, Betty Lange, Jean Kubuske, Dor othy Koba, Marie Stang, and the hostess. Mrs. Kubuske will en tertain January 10. Election Postponed Until January 11th By Booster Club Eletion of officers, originally scheduled for the Athletic Booster Club for last Thursday evening, was postpined because of the small attendance. Officers will be elected at the next regular meeting to be held at the school house on Thursday, January 11. Plans are going forward at present for the dance sponsored by the Booster Club for Friday evening, January 5, at the Eagles Home. Proceeds of the dance will be used by the club for the promotion of athletics in the local school. Hold Open House For Anniversary On Christmas Day In celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Miller, Lincoln Street, held open house on Christmas Day. The home was attractively decorated for the occasion with baskets of flowers and greens in keeping with the season. A three tiered wedding cake baked by Mrs. George Nichols and topped with a bride and groom figurines graced the refreshment table. About 75 guests called during the afternoon to extend their congratulations.Their three daughters were at home for the occasion. Miss Ruth Miller, a teacher in Beverly, Kansas, Miss Doris Miller a teacher in Wapakoneta, and Miss Phyllis Miller a student at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. The couple received many lovely gifts of silver and flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were married by , Rcv j, A- Schmidt, In the par- sonage of St. Church, Elyria. Paul's Lutheran St. Peter's Circle Mcets At IIome en's Guild of St. Peter's Evan- en's Guild of St. ePter'sEvangelical-Reformed Church held a Christmas party in the home of Mrs. Lucy Roemer last week, roll call in keeping with the Christ mas season was answered by 19 members and one guest, Mrs. Al bert Raesler. Mrs. Roemer read an article on carols through the century, followed by singing of carols by the group. Mrs. Edward Bahl told how Christmas customs origin-aled; Mrs. Wlliam Berg read Longfellow's "Christmas Bells," and Mrs. George Schleferstein read "Let Us Keep Christmas." The circle made a contribution' to the St. Louis Fellowship Center, and planned to meet January 18 in the home of Mrs. Fred Mathes with Mrs. Jacob Krleg the co-hostess. Christmas contest winners were Mrs. Edward Young, Mrs. Henry Kane, Bnd Mrs. George Schleferstein. Secret sisters Were revealed by a gift exchange and new ones chosen. The hostess served a buffet lunch.